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“Frank is a
detail-oriented and dedicated business partner who cares about 'getting
it right' and always goes the extra mile to make sure that he does.
Exactly what anyone would want in a colleague or service provider.”
- Farron Levy, President/Founder, True Impact,
LLC
“Frank is truly a forward-thinking business owner and
consultant. His dedication to learning and creating valuable materials to
support our newly formed partnership has been impressive. Owning Project Design
Works has given Frank a chance to spread his wealth of knowledge and socially
conscious strategies along with his trademark warmth and genuine interest.”
- Leanne Bergey, Founder/President, Verve Internet Solutions
“Frank is by far the
most diligent and professional client I have had the pleasure to work with.
His focus is always
on the needs of his own clients and always strives for excellence.”
- Holly Goshin, Director of Client Services, Powers Events
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Tools & Resources
We have compiled this list of recommended
web tools, information resources and organizations. If you have
any questions or would like additional information about any of the
resources below, please
email us or contact us
at the phone number above.
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 Basecamp
is the smarter, easier, more elegant
way to collaborate on your internal and
external projects.
(Free
trial)
 Backpack
is a web-based service that makes organizing
your information incredibly easy. Backpack
lets you make pages which can contain any
combination of notes, to-dos, images, files,
etc.
(Free trial)
 Campfire
is like instant messaging, but designed exclusively for groups.
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 EventFusion
is the only
web-based event registration and online auction
solution that addresses and simplifies the
unique requirements of the most complex events.
EventBrite
helps businesses and
organizations of all sizes manage, promote
and sell-out their events.
 cMarket
is a leading provider of charitable online
auction services that help nonprofit
organizations raise more money by building
stronger communities.
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Recommended
Books & DVDs |
Nonprofit Board Governance Software |
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 Consider
purchasing
Kindle:
Amazon's Wireless Reading Device.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Just Good Business:
The
Strategic Guide to Aligning Corporate
Responsibility and Brand by Kellie A McElhaney
True to Yourself:
Leading a
Values-Based Business by Mark Albion
Raising the Bar:
Integrity and Passion in
Life and Business: The Story of Clif Bar & Co.
by Gary Erickson
Cause for Success:
10 Companies That Put Profit
Second and Came in First by Christine Arena
The Triple Bottom Line:
How Today's Best-Run Companies Are
Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How
You Can Too by Andrew W. Savitz
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Sustainability
 Green
to Gold:
How Smart Companies Use
Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create
Value, and Build Competitive Advantage by Daniel
C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston.
 Save
the World & Still Be Home for Dinner
How to Create
Sustainable Abundance for All by Will Marre
 The
Business Case For Sustainability
Starring: Bob Willard Format:
 An
Inconvenient Truth
(2006) Starring:
Al Gore, Billy West Director: Davis Guggenheim
Format:
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Social
Enterprise
The Cathedral Within:
Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
by Bill Shore
Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs:
Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising
Nonprofit by J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, and
Peter Economy.
Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned
Income:
A Guide to Successful
Enterprise Strategies by Sharon M. Oster
 Social
Entrepreneurship: The Art of Mission-Based
Venture Development by Peter C. Brinckerhoff
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Social
Entrepreneurship
Uncharitable:
How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their
Potential (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary
Perspectives) by Dan Pallotta
Business
Innovation
Blue Ocean Strategy:
How to Create
Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition
Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim
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Leadership
Development
A-HA! Performance: Building and Managing a
Self-Motivated Workforce
is a powerful, philosophical framework that
illuminates a new management methodology,
providing for both the new manager and the
experienced one, an awareness and skill set
vital for mobilizing exceptional employee
performance from today's workforce.
 Leadership
from the Inside Out:
Becoming a Leader
for Life
by Kevin Cashman
Your Dreams on Fire
by William Marrè
More Than a Minute:
How to Be an Effective
Leader and Manager in Today's Changing World by Holly G.
Green
 Marcus
Buckingham: Go Put Your Strengths to
Work Starring: Marcus
Buckingham. Format:
Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Marcus Buckingham,
Donald O. Clifton
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Project
Management
Project Management Made Easy
by Sid Kemp
 Managing
Projects Large and Small: The Fundamental Skills to Deliver
on budget and on Time by Harvard Business School
Press
Nonprofit
Board Governance
Boards That Make a Difference:
A New Design for Leadership
in Nonprofit and Public Organizations
(J-B Carver Board
Governance Series) by John Carver
Reinventing Your Board
(J-B Carver Board
Governance Series) by John Carver , Miriam Carver
 The
Nonprofit Board Answer Book: A
Practical Guide for Board Members and Chief Executives
by Boardsource
Basic Principles of Policy Governance
(J-B Carver
Board Governance Series) by John Carver (Author), Miriam Carver
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 BoardEffect©
is a comprehensive web-based e-governance
tool that engages nonprofit boards,
streamlines information management, and
decreases risk.
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  Corporate
Responsibility Officer - CRO
is a resource
for students and professors of business,
philosophy, religion and environmental
education, practical ideals for working
managers on socially responsible marketing,
personnel management, recycling and
philanthropy.
 Fast
Company is written for the innovative pioneers who
are transcending the boundaries of normal business conventions
and shaping the business world. Fast Company showcases the
individuals and companies who impact the world through creative
ingenuity.
Ode:
For Intelligent Optimists
is an independent magazine about "the people
and ideas that are changing the world." It
offers profiles and interviews with people
around the world working for justice and
equality, along with articles on politics,
environmental issues, renewable energy
sources, & technology.
 Utne
is a different read on life. Comprised of original essays and articles from
1,400 alternative media sources, Utne
provides new perspectives on social change,
environment, community, and creativity.
Entrepreneur
magazine is for businesses owners,
offering inspiration and information on marketing, management,
technology, the latest trends and strategies.
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CSR
Resources
& Websites |
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True Impact®
is a web-based ROI calculator that organizations can use
to measure the social and business value of community
involvement, environmental, human resource, and other corporate
citizenship programs, activities, or initiatives.
 Business For Social Responsibility (BSR) works with its global network of more than
250 member companies to develop sustainable
business strategies and solutions through
consulting, research, and cross-sector
collaboration.
 Net Impact
is a global network
of leaders who are changing the world
through business.
The Boston
College Center for Corporate Citizenship
offers a
broad and objective perspective on the role of business in the
21st century.
New Voice of Business is an advocacy organization
that promotes economic, social and environmental sustainability
in the United States.
 CSRWire
is
the leading source of corporate social
responsibility and sustainability news,
reports and information.
 JustMeans
News, jobs, and networks for people who create
change.
 B
Corporations are a new type of
corporation that are purpose-driven and create
benefit for all stakeholders, not just
shareholders.
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Sustainability
Resources &
Websites |
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 GoodGuide
provides the world's largest and most reliable
source of information on the health,
environmental, and social impacts of the
products in your home.
 OpenEco
is a new global on-line
community that provides free, easy-to-use
tools to help participants assess, track,
and compare energy performance, share proven
best practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, and encourage sustainable
innovation.
 GreenBiz.com
is the leading
online news and information resource on how to align environmental
responsibility with business success.
 Zerofootprint Carbon
Calculator enables you to measure
and understand the impact of your lifestyle
on the environment.
The
Center
for Sustainable Energy's mission is to foster public
policies and provide programs, services, information and forums
that facilitate the adoption of clean, reliable, renewable,
sustainable, and efficient energy technologies and practices.
Inspiring Green Leadership is
a training and development company for businesses committed to
(or exploring how to) run profitable and environmentally
sustainable businesses.
 Care2
is the largest online community of people making
a difference in healthy and green living, human
rights and animal welfare.
Green-e is
the nation's leading independent consumer
protection program for the sale of renewable
energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the
retail market.
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Social Enterprise Resources &
Websites |
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The
Social
Enterprise Alliance's mission is to build stronger,
more effective social enterprises by mobilizing a community of
practitioners and investors to advance earned income strategies.
The
Skoll Foundation’s
mission is to advance systemic
change to benefit communities around the world by investing in,
connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs.
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